All posts tagged "Lungcancer"

In California and across the country, more people are likely to die from lung cancer than any other cancer, the American Lung Association states in an August press release, as wildfire season is in full swing. The organization estimated that more than 17,000 people in California will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022 and more than 9,600 will die from the disease. It added that most people are not concerned about getting lung cancer. According to a survey, only 40% of Americans are worried that they may get the disease. Generally,lung cancer can be caused by smoking tobacco, genetics, secon......

The relationship started on an online dating site. Katsumi Iwasaki was enthralled by a person who claimed to be a US soldier stationed in Damascus, Syria. They quickly fell to emailing “sweet things,” Iwasaki said. The 81-year-old San Francisco man had been living alone after his partner of 22 years died of lung cancer, and the budding relationship “made me feel like I had a bright future.” After a few months of corresponding in late 2016, the person, who said his name was “James Lopez,” mentioned the gold — $1 million worth. Lopez needed money to ship a cache from Syria to San Francisco for s......

Comedian Kathy Griffin has promised to offer a behind-the-scenes look at her recovery from surgery to remove part of a lung and the cancer infesting it, and on Saturday she started delivering. The 60-year-old spoke on camera for the first time since her surgery via an Instagram post. “My voice is like, really hoarse, and I don’t want to scare people,” she said on Instagram, quipping about her compromised vocals. “Also for some reason, I’m laughing at everything now. And if it’s horrible, I laugh way more!” Comments flooded in, with Griffin’s famous friends sending messages of support and heali......